John R. Chambliss

John Randolph Chambliss, Jr. (23 January 1833-16 August 1864) was a Brigadier-General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
John Randolph Chambliss was born in Greensville County, Virginia in 1833, and he graduated from West Point in 1853, placing 31st in a class of 52 cadets. When the American Civil War broke out, he sided with the Confederate States Army, commanding the 13th Virginia Cavalry during the Maryland campaign; he was wounded at the Battle of Brandy Station in June 1863. Chambliss rose to become a brigade commander after the Battle of Bristoe Station, fighting alongside the Army of Northern Virginia. In 1864, during the fighting for the Charles City Road during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, Chambliss was killed while leading his men and was buried in Emporia, Virginia.